Poem-a-Day

By The Academy of American PoetsArts Books

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Poem-a-Day episodes

July 24 Daniel Borzutzky: “Heave Sonnet #241117”
Recorded by Daniel Borzutzky for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 24, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
5 min
July 23 Cecilia Vicuña, translated by Rosa Alcalá: “Ex Nothing”
Recorded by Cecilia Vicuña for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 23, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
5 min
July 22 Dare Williams: “Zero Hour”
Recorded by Dare Williams for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 22, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
4 min
July 21 Elvira Hernández, translated by Thomas Rothe: “Cross-Armed”
Recorded by Elvira Hernández and Thomas Rothefor Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 21, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
5 min
July 20 Meg Day: “32-inch Aubade with Captions”
Recorded by Meg Day for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 20, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
5 min
July 19 Aldous Huxley: “The Merry-Go-Round”
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 19, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
5 min
July 18 Leonora Speyer: “Deep Sea Fishing”
Recorded by Academy of American Poets staff for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 18, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
4 min
July 17 Wo Chan: “Roller Coaster, Lightning Storm”
Recorded by Wo Chan for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 17, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
4 min
July 16 Diana Bellessi, translated by Leo Boix: “I Have Built a Garden …”
Recorded by Diana Bellessi and Leo Boix for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 16, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.poets.org⁠
11 min
July 15 Luis Chaves, translated by Julia Guez: “The Bricklayer”
Recorded by Luis Chaves and Julia Guez for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on July 15, 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.poets.org⁠
6 min

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Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and…